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Democratic Republic of Congo vs United States: Forest area

Democratic Republic of Congo
139.19 million hectares
in 2025
United States
308.89 million hectares
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
6th
United States rank
4th

Forest area over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • United States
0100.0M200.0M300.0M199020072025

How they compare

United States currently reports 308.89 million hectares against 139.19 million hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 169.71 million hectares.

That makes United States's figure about 2.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and United States ranks 4th of 235 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.